Better Presentations, A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks by Schwabish, Jonathan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Designing Your Presentation

1. Theory, Planning, and Design

Hourglass Construction The Presentation Worksheet From Outlining to Designing

2. Color

Choosing a Color Palette A Little Color Theory Using Color Contrast Creating Your Own Color Palette

3. Type

Make Your Text Bigger Understanding and Choosing a Typeface Finding New Fonts

Part Two. Building Your Presentation

4. The Text Slide

Declutter and Use Less Text Slide Headlines The Layering Approach Layering Equations From Text to Visuals

5. The Data Visualization Slide

Using Preattentive Attributes Layering Graphs Basic Chart Redesigns: Line Charts Basic Chart Redesigns: The Clutterplot Basic Chart Redesigns: The Pie Chart Basic Chart Redesigns: 3D Chart Table Slides Inserting Graphs

6. The Image Slide

Make Your Images Full-Screen Finding Good Images

Photo Resources Icon Resources Custom Images Copyrights and Attribution

Get Larger Images Saving and Inserting Images Using Video

7. The Scaffolding Slides

Title Slides Agenda Slides Header Slides Breaker Slides Ending Slides Taking a Different View of Your Presentation

Part Three. Giving Your Presentation

8. Presenting

Preparing for Your Presentation Delivering Your Presentation Emotions Matter

9. The Technical Nitty-Gritty

Using Notes Aspect Ratios Technical Set-Up and Tools Delivering Online Presentations Handouts and Sharing Slides

Conclusions Further Readings References